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By a Silken Thread
Two women.linked by one deadly memory. On an ice-encrusted road in New Jersey, Tara Johanan loses control of her car and drives off an embankment. At the same moment in Palmetto Springs, Florida, in an unwitnessed attack, Charlotte Durand is shot in the head and left for dead. Both women die. Both return. But near-death experiences are not always straightforward. Tara woke up with the voice and memories of a comatose woman in her head. And she can remember a shooting she never witnessed. Telling the family a loved one is the victim of a violent crime is the worst part of the job for Detective Marcus Danforth. When his stepsister is the victim, and the loved ones his family and best friend, it's crippling. He'll do anything to uncover the mystery of Charlotte's shooting. Believing the story of a beautiful accident victim may be too much for him-even in the face of overwhelming desire. Even as the shadows of death grow darker. Warning: Book contains determined heroine searching for answers for her psychic visions and hero torn between arresting her or kissing her senseless.
302 pages, Paperback
First published July 1, 2008
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M.K. Mancos
30 books22 followersMK Mancos began her storytelling about the same time she acquired language skills. When faced with nightmares as a child, the pediatrician instructed her mother to read her stories before bed. But being the precocious child she was, she wanted nothing but unadulterated tales by the Brothers Grimm. The battle raged between MK and her mother over suitable bedtime material, until MK was forced to begin telling herself tales before going to sleep. Thus began the lifelong love of books, stories, and lives not her own.
After living for years in the Midwest and Deep South, MK now resides in New Jersey with her wonderful husband, Dave, and her temperamental cat, Kittygirl.
Kathleen Scott lives for today and not tomorrow or yesterday. A mercurial individual, she has the high flying life of the jet set, and is hard to track down on most days.
After living for years in the Midwest and Deep South, MK now resides in New Jersey with her wonderful husband, Dave, and her temperamental cat, Kittygirl.
Kathleen Scott lives for today and not tomorrow or yesterday. A mercurial individual, she has the high flying life of the jet set, and is hard to track down on most days.
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May 15, 2023
Tara and Charlotte life's cross paths in an unusual way. Two accidents form a bond. Very good. I really enjoyed this book. Tara trying to figure out who hurt Charlotte and why was an excellent mystery with romance. Couldn't put it down.
September 10, 2010
It was pretty good, but some of the events causing conflict were not that interesting.
STORY BRIEF:
On Feb 22 in New Jersey, a deer on the road causes Tara to have an accident causing her to go in and out of death. At the same time in Florida while Charlotte is driving, someone pulls up next to her and shoots her in the head. She also is near death but ends up in a coma for several months. Tara and Charlotte meet “in that other plane” while in the death state. When Tara recovers from her injuries she has a psychic connection to Charlotte and has many episodes with visions of Charlotte’s memories. Tara feels compelled to go to Florida to help find the killer. While visiting Charlotte’s body in the hospital, Tara meets Charlotte’s half-brother Marcus, a local police detective. Marcus and Tara are attracted to each other. Tara does not tell Marcus about her visions. Instead she tells him that she and Charlotte met years ago.
Tara’s personal history is that she had a few one night stands, where the men left without a word the next morning. She never had a boyfriend. She believes she is undesirable both physically and sexually. She always assumes the worst when interacting with Marcus. Tara is an artist who paints and sells her pictures.
Most of the story is Marcus investigating leads on the killer police style and Tara doing casual investigating by asking questions of people in Charlotte’s life. During this time, the killer tries to harm someone else.
REVIEWER’S OPINION (WITH MINOR SPOILERS):
It was pretty good, but I had some reservations. Several events causing conflict weren’t interesting for me. A good deal of conflict between Tara and Marcus was based on inaccurate assumptions about each other and Tara’s poor self image. When they first met he wanted her but he believed she was not interested; but it was really her own poor self image causing her actions. She didn’t tell him about the psychic connection which bothered me. I didn’t see a reason for her to be so secretive. And when he discovered her journal with details of the murder, he accused her of being involved, but she didn’t defend herself. Later she got a prank phone call, but wrongly assumed it was innocent. The killer’s motive was weird, hard to believe, and not explained well.
I had some unanswered questions. I wanted to know why Colin did the mean thing to Tara as a teenager, and then why he sent a card to her in the hospital. Charlotte’s father was exuding negativity. I wanted to know what was going on with him.
DATA:
Kindle story length: 6542. Swearing language: strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: 5. Estimated number of sex scene pages: 7. Setting: current day New Jersey and Florida. Copyright: 2008. Genre: paranormal romantic mystery suspense.
STORY BRIEF:
On Feb 22 in New Jersey, a deer on the road causes Tara to have an accident causing her to go in and out of death. At the same time in Florida while Charlotte is driving, someone pulls up next to her and shoots her in the head. She also is near death but ends up in a coma for several months. Tara and Charlotte meet “in that other plane” while in the death state. When Tara recovers from her injuries she has a psychic connection to Charlotte and has many episodes with visions of Charlotte’s memories. Tara feels compelled to go to Florida to help find the killer. While visiting Charlotte’s body in the hospital, Tara meets Charlotte’s half-brother Marcus, a local police detective. Marcus and Tara are attracted to each other. Tara does not tell Marcus about her visions. Instead she tells him that she and Charlotte met years ago.
Tara’s personal history is that she had a few one night stands, where the men left without a word the next morning. She never had a boyfriend. She believes she is undesirable both physically and sexually. She always assumes the worst when interacting with Marcus. Tara is an artist who paints and sells her pictures.
Most of the story is Marcus investigating leads on the killer police style and Tara doing casual investigating by asking questions of people in Charlotte’s life. During this time, the killer tries to harm someone else.
REVIEWER’S OPINION (WITH MINOR SPOILERS):
It was pretty good, but I had some reservations. Several events causing conflict weren’t interesting for me. A good deal of conflict between Tara and Marcus was based on inaccurate assumptions about each other and Tara’s poor self image. When they first met he wanted her but he believed she was not interested; but it was really her own poor self image causing her actions. She didn’t tell him about the psychic connection which bothered me. I didn’t see a reason for her to be so secretive. And when he discovered her journal with details of the murder, he accused her of being involved, but she didn’t defend herself. Later she got a prank phone call, but wrongly assumed it was innocent. The killer’s motive was weird, hard to believe, and not explained well.
I had some unanswered questions. I wanted to know why Colin did the mean thing to Tara as a teenager, and then why he sent a card to her in the hospital. Charlotte’s father was exuding negativity. I wanted to know what was going on with him.
DATA:
Kindle story length: 6542. Swearing language: strong, including religious swear words. Sexual language: strong. Number of sex scenes: 5. Estimated number of sex scene pages: 7. Setting: current day New Jersey and Florida. Copyright: 2008. Genre: paranormal romantic mystery suspense.
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